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Tag Archives: Solar energy

18May/20

NRL conducts first test of solar power satellite hardware in orbit

May 18, 2020SpaceBoeing X-37, Company: Photovoltaic Radio, Company: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Environment, Mojave Air and Space Port, Photovoltaics, Physical sciences, Rocket-powered aircraft, Solar energy, Space program of the United States, Spacecraft, Spaceplanes, Technology/Internet, U.S. Naval Research Laboratorysmbale

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17 as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space. Read more

05May/17

Next stop outer space, as Solarstratos plane successfully passes first test flight

May 5, 2017InnovationAbu Dhabi, André Borschberg, Articles, Bertrand Piccard, Cantons of Switzerland, Electric aircraft, Electric vehicles, energy, Environment, Payerne, Payerne Air Base, Photovoltaics, Raphael Domjan, Renewable energy, Renewable energy technology, Solar energy, Solar Impulse, Solar power in Switzerland, Solar-powered aircraft, Subdivisions of Switzerland, Switzerland, Vaudsmbale

PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND (MAY 5, 2017) (REUTERS) – A unique prototype plane, covered with 22 square metres of solar panels and with a 24.8 metre wingspan, Solarstratos successfully achieved on Friday morning (May 5) its first test flight on the Swiss air base of Payern, the result of three years of work.
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04Jul/15

Solar plane smashes world record

July 4, 2015WorldAbu Dhabi, Atlantic, Aviation, Aviators, Bart Allen, Circumnavigation, Electric aircraft, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Hawaii, HONOLULU, Hospitality/Recreation, Human activities, In science, Japan, Phoenix, SOLAR, Solar energy, Solar Impulse, Solar power in Switzerland, Solar-powered aircraft, Steve Fossett, Technology/Internet, Transportsmbale

(SOLAR IMPULSE) – The Solar Impulse 2 team say the latest leg of the plane’s round-the-globe journey has shattered a world record in its own right.
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04Jul/15

World record holder for longest duration solo flight says it was a childhood dream

July 4, 2015InnovationAbu Dhabi, Aircraft, Alternative energy, André Borschberg, Atlantic Global, Aviation, Aviators, Bertrand Piccard, Circumnavigation, Electric aircraft, Energy conversion, Environment, Hawaii, HONOLULU, Human activities, In science, Japan, KAPOLEI, Nagoya, Phoenix, Piccard, Renewable energy technology, Solar energy, Solar Impulse, Solar power, Solar power in Switzerland, Steve Fossett, Technology, United States, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyersmbale

The Swiss pilot who broke a world record with a five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Hawaii says he has fulfilled a childhood dream, and that they have proven solar powered technology works.

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03Jul/15

Solar powered backpack helps South African children cope with rolling blackouts

July 3, 2015InnovationAfrica, Alternative energy, Articles, Backpack, Bags, Education, electricity, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Eskom, Homework, Johannesburg, Kamogelo, Kamogelo Tsopodi-Malinga, Learning, Luggage, Malinga, Mass production, Packaging, Plastic bag, Rea Ngwane, Repurpose Schoolbags, Rustenburg, Solar energy, Solar lamp, Solar panel, Solar power, Sophy Tsopodi, Sophy Tsopodi-Malinga, South Africa, Technologysmbale

Made from recycled plastic, an innovative new school bag is assisting students from impoverished communities in South Africa study at night. Using solar technology, the bags are powered during the day and light up homes which are either not connected to the national power grid or are in the dark because of frequent electricity cuts.

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26May/15

Street lights powered by solar and wind energy to light up Barcelona

May 26, 2015InnovationArchitecture, Barcelona, Electric generator, Electrodeless lamp, energy, Environment, LED street light, Light pollution, Light-emitting diodes, Lighting, Pedro Montes, Ramon Bargallo, Solar energy, Spain, Street furniture, Street light, Technology, Technology/Internet, Urban planning, Urban studies and planningsmbale

BARCELONA, SPAIN (REUTERS/UPC) – Barcelona’s beach is being lit up with new-look street lights.

The six innovative lamp posts are each fitted with two solar panels, a wind turbine and a battery.

As a result, the environmentally-friendly lights generate enough energy to run for ten hours overnight.
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